How common is the surname Brach?

1,251 people in the United States had the surname Brach in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 246,799 Americans. It ranked 21,019th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Brach?

Brad Brach, American professional baseball player, followed by Tara Brach.

Where is the surname Brach most common?

Wikidata records people named Brach in the United States.

Is the surname Brach getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,269 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,251 in 2010, down 1.4%.

The surname Brach

A surname, carried by 1,251 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex B620

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Brach is more common than 87% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,251 people named Brach in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 246,799 Americans. That is down 1.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,269.

#21,019

rank among US surnames

1,251

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

-1.4%

change since 2000 (was #19,657)

Who is named Brach

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

94% of people named Brach identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.5% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.3%
Two or more races 1.0%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Brachs

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Brad Brach
American professional baseball player, born 1986
Tara Brach
American Buddhist teacher, born 1953

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Brach

Brach has the Soundex code B620, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B620.

Questions

How common is the surname Brach?: 1,251 people in the United States had the surname Brach in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 246,799 Americans. It ranked 21,019th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Brach?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Brach identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.5% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Brach?: Brad Brach, American professional baseball player, followed by Tara Brach.
Where is the surname Brach most common?: Wikidata records people named Brach in the United States.
Is the surname Brach getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,269 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,251 in 2010, down 1.4%.